Nvidia DGX Station A100 User Manual

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Table of Contents
About this Guide...................................................................................................................vi
Chapter1.Introduction to the NVIDIA DGX Station
™
A100................................................. 1
1.1.Registering Your DGX Station A100......................................................................................... 1
1.2.What's in the Box......................................................................................................................2
1.3.DGX OS Software Summary..................................................................................................... 2
1.4.DGX Station A100 Hardware Summary................................................................................... 3
Chapter2.Getting Started with DGX Station A100..............................................................4
2.1.Connecting and Powering on the DGX Station A100...............................................................4
2.2.Using DGX Station A100 as a Server Without a Monitor.........................................................8
2.3.Running Workloads on Systems with Mixed Types of GPUs................................................ 10
2.3.1.Running with Docker Containers.................................................................................... 10
2.3.2.Running on Bare Metal....................................................................................................11
2.3.3.Using Multi-Instance GPUs............................................................................................. 15
2.4.Completing the Initial Ubuntu OS Configuration...................................................................16
Chapter3.Using the BMC..................................................................................................17
3.1.Understanding the BMC Controls..........................................................................................18
3.2.Configuring a Static IP Address for the BMC........................................................................19
3.3.Configuring a BMC Static IP Address Using ipmitool...........................................................19
3.3.1.Configuring a BMC Static IP Address Using the System BIOS...................................... 20
3.4.Logging into the BMC.............................................................................................................20
3.5.Changing Your Default BMC Password................................................................................. 21
3.6.Logging in After Entering an Incorrect Password................................................................ 22
3.7.Common BMC Tasks.............................................................................................................. 22
3.7.1.Configuring the BMC Login Credentials......................................................................... 22
3.7.2.Using the Remote Control...............................................................................................23
3.7.3.Setting Up Active Directory or LDAP/E-Directory...........................................................23
3.7.4.Configuring Platform Event Filters................................................................................. 24
3.7.5.Uploading or Generating SSL Certificates......................................................................24
3.7.5.1.Viewing the SSL Certificate.......................................................................................24
3.7.5.2.Generating the SSL Certificate................................................................................. 25
3.7.5.3.Uploading the SSL Certificate...................................................................................26
Chapter4.Enable MIG Mode in DGX Station A100............................................................27
Chapter5.Managing Self-Encrypting Drives on DGX Station A100.................................. 29
5.1.Overview...................................................................................................................................29

Nvidia DGX Station A100 Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	DGX Station A100
Category	Desktop
Language	English